Titanic in Nova Scotia ~ Museum Artifacts

Museum Artifacts

Lounge Panel Fragment

Recovered with bodies by the CS Minia and kept by her captain, W.G. Squares de Carteret.

Comes from the arch over the forward entrance to the First Class lounge, the area where RMS Titanic broke in half before plunging to the bottom, hence the broken edges.

Contains carvings of musical instruments and scroll in the Louis XV style used for the lounge.

Comparisons with surviving panelling from Titanic's sister ship, RMS Olympic, shows that carvers were given a design outline, but were allowed to follow their own imagination in the details, making each carving a unique piece of artwork.

Description

Recovered with bodies by the CS Minia and kept by her captain, W.G. Squares de Carteret.

Comes from the arch over the forward entrance to the First Class lounge, the area where RMS Titanic broke in half before plunging to the bottom, hence the broken edges.

Contains carvings of musical instruments and scroll in the Louis XV style used for the lounge.

Comparisons with surviving panelling from Titanic's sister ship, RMS Olympic, shows that carvers were given a design outline, but were allowed to follow their own imagination in the details, making each carving a unique piece of artwork.